All students and professors need to write, and many struggle to finish their stalled dissertations, journal
articles, book chapters, or grant proposals. Writing is hard work and can be difficult to wedge into a frenetic
academic schedule. In this practical, light-hearted, and encouraging book, Paul J. Silvia explains that writing
productively does not require innate skills or special traits but specific tactics and actions. Drawing examples
from his own field of psychology, he shows readers how to overcome motivational roadblocks and become prolific
without sacrificing evenings, weekends, and vacations. After describing strategies for writing productively, the
author gives detailed advice from the trenches on how to write, submit, revise, and resubmit articles; how to improve
writing quality; and how to write and publish academic work.